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PARTIAL TRANSLATION OF
DOCUMENT NI-9289
PROSECUTION EXHIBIT
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| EXTRACT FROM THE MINUTES OF A SPECIAL FARBEN MEETING ON AUSTRIA, 19
APRIL 1938 |
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[The minutes of this special meeting show that the following
defendants were present: Haefliger, Ilgner, and Kuhne. Concerning this special
meeting on Austria, the minutes of the ensuing meeting of Farben's Commercial
Committee on 22 April 1938 states the following: “Dr. Frank-Fahle
(Secretary of the Commercial Committee) reports on the Austria Meeting on 19
April of this year, the minutes of which are to be attached to the record of
the Commercial Committee”.] |
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As it appears from reports of Haefliger, Haager, and Schiller —
which partly had been previously submitted in written form, and partly were
again read during the meeting — neither the Party nor the authorities in
Germany proper [Altreich] and in German-Austria have any fundamental objection
to our long-cherished plan of uniting the chemical industry of Austria, that
is, of DAG, and Deutsch-Matrei, and SWW, [Skoda-Werke Wetzler A.G.]
respectively. They feel that our cooperation [Zurverfuegungstellung] in the
management of the two enterprises, which was asked for by the gentlemen in
charge there, is to be considered as a logical development. However, we cannot
count on the next few weeks bringing us the necessary authorizations for new
foundations, for the acquisition of stock and the conclusion of lease
agreements and agreements as to options, the reason being that there is a
desire for a 100 percent observance of the existing decree relating to the
economic blockade.
On the other hand, for a further orderly operation
of the works it is necessary to create committees capable of exercising
authority in the Vorstand and in the administration of SWW and Deutsch-Matrei.
Kuehne therefore said he was willing to offer the services of Dr.
Hackhofer (a German-Austrian and up to now the deputy manager of the plant in
Uerdingen) for the active technical management both in SWW and Deutsch-Matrei.
Ilgner suggests that Dr. Paul Mueller [Chairman of DAG] be asked for
his consent to having Hackhofer and Schiller appointed as members of the
Vorstand of Deutsch-Matrei, and at the same time of Landeck and Wagram.
At the present moment it does not seem expedient to present a second
person as member of the Vorstand of SWW; since, however, Haager is scheduled
for the Verwaltungsrat of SWW (which will be chosen during the new elections to
take place at an extraordinary general meeting on 2 May 1938), and since Haager
is to act as representative of the Verwaltungsrat in the business |
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